Israel Passes Law Allowing Deportation of Terrorists’ Families

Netanyahu’s ruling coalition pushed through a law likely to end up in front of Israel’s Supreme Court.
Israel Passes Law Allowing Deportation of Terrorists’ Families
Palestinians use bicycles to transport items as they walk through a devastated street amid the ongoing Israel–Hamas war, in Gaza City on Nov. 2, 2024. Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images
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Israel’s Knesset passed a law on Nov. 7 allowing it to deport family members of Palestinian terrorists to the war-torn Gaza Strip or elsewhere.

The measure, passed by a 61–41 vote after an all-night filibuster by the opposition, applies to both Israeli citizens and residents of east Jerusalem who are eligible for citizenship but have chosen to remain as permanent residents. About 20 percent of Israel’s citizens are Arabs.